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What do we call disorders of the immune system that result in decreased host resistance to some types of infections?
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Immunodeficiency Disorders. Pg.452
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What is the main difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiency disorders?
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Primary is inherited whereas secondary is acquired from disease, infection, nutritional defects, or aging. Pg.452
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Which type of immunodeficiency disorder has the greatest frequency of PID?
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Inherited B cell disorders. Pg.454
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What is the most common of the B cell disorders?
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Selective IgA deficiency. Pg.455
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Recurrent sinopulmonary infection is a clinical feature of which PID?
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Selective IgA deficiency. Pg.455
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What is the prototypic inherited T cell disorder?
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DiGeorge’s syndrome. Pg.456
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SCID is due to which enzyme defect?
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Arises from defects in lymphoid progenitor cells, signaling molecules, or enzymes essential for both T cell and B cell function. Pg.456
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An X-linked PID that involves both T cell and B cells?
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Wiskott Aldrich syndrome (WAS). Pg.457
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Genetic mutations in this protein is responsible for WAS:
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Wiskott Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP). Pg.457
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What percentage of PID do phagocytic disorders represent?
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20% Pg.458
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What do we call disorders of the immune system that result in decreased host resistance to some types of infections?
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Immunodeficiency Disorders. Pg.452
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What is the main difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiency disorders?
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Primary is inherited whereas secondary is acquired from disease, infection, nutritional defects, or aging. Pg.452
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Which type of immunodeficiency disorder has the greatest frequency of PID?
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Inherited B cell disorders. Pg.454
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What is the most common of the B cell disorders?
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Selective IgA deficiency. Pg.455
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Recurrent sinopulmonary infection is a clinical feature of which PID?
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Selective IgA deficiency. Pg.455
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What is the prototypic inherited T cell disorder?
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DiGeorge’s syndrome. Pg.456
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SCID is due to which enzyme defect?
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Arises from defects in lymphoid progenitor cells, signaling molecules, or enzymes essential for both T cell and B cell function. Pg.456
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An X-linked PID that involves both T cell and B cells?
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Wiskott Aldrich syndrome (WAS). Pg.457
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Genetic mutations in this protein is responsible for WAS:
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Wiskott Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP). Pg.457
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What percentage of PID do phagocytic disorders represent?
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20% Pg.458
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